Funky and fun beach house

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By Lisa Boone It's often called the "Hollywood Beach Shack," a weathered residence set across the street from the ocean in an enclave that Clark Gable and Rudolph Valentino once called home. When the Wakemans bought the house a few years, it had been advertised as a tear-down. But inspired by Mark and Sally Bailey's book "Restoration Home," Szu Wakeman chose to make cosmetic fixes and use the art of salvage to remake the home.

By Lisa Boone It's often called the "Hollywood Beach Shack," a weathered residence set across the street from the ocean in an enclave that Clark Gable and Rudolph Valentino once called home. When the Wakemans bought the house a few years, it had been advertised as a tear-down. But inspired by Mark and Sally Bailey's book "Restoration Home," Szu Wakeman chose to make cosmetic fixes and use the art of salvage to remake the home. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

By Lisa Boone It's often called the "Hollywood Beach Shack," a weathered residence set across the street from the ocean in an enclave that Clark Gable and Rudolph Valentino once called home. When the Wakemans bought the house a few years, it had been advertised as a tear-down. But inspired by Mark and Sally Bailey's book "Restoration Home," Szu Wakeman chose to make cosmetic fixes and use the art of salvage to remake the home.